#A2AA44

Closest named color: Avocado (#90B134). oklch(71.1% 0.126 113.3), rgb(162, 170, 68).

Black text reads best on this color (8.36:1).

About this color

#A2AA44 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Avocado (#90B134), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.36:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (71%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Avocado (#90B134)
Black text	8.36:1
White text	2.50:1

Values

HEX	#A2AA44
RGB	rgb(162, 170, 68)
HSL	hsl(65, 43%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(71.1% 0.126 113.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #A2AA44	2.50:1	Fails	Lc -54.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #A2AA44	8.36:1	AAA	Lc 54.8	Large or bold text, headings
#A2AA44 text on white	2.50:1	Fails	Lc 49.2	Large or bold text, headings
#A2AA44 text on black	8.36:1	AAA	Lc -52.8	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F5F6EE

oklch(97% 0.011 112.4)
Step 100
100

#E9ECDB

oklch(93.6% 0.023 115)
Step 200
200

#D9DDBC

oklch(88.6% 0.044 112.9)
Step 300
300

#C0C78C

oklch(81% 0.079 113.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#A2AA44

oklch(71.1% 0.126 113.3)
Step 500
500

#8A9200

oklch(63.2% 0.142 113.6)
Step 600
600

#747A00

oklch(55.6% 0.124 113.2)
Step 700
700

#616700

oklch(49.2% 0.11 113.7)
Step 800
800

#4F5400

oklch(42.7% 0.096 113.7)
Step 900
900

#424600

oklch(37.8% 0.084 113.4)
Step 950
950

#272900

oklch(27% 0.06 112.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A2AA44 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B6A238	0.033
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B6A54A	0.034
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#ACA194	0.110
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A3A3A3	0.126